Song Details
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| Song Title | One Armed Scissor |
| Artist | At the Drive-In |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Relationship of command |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 4:20 |
| Dur Grp | 4:00-4:29 |
| Year | 2000 |
| Decade | 2000-2009 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 81 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 080-084 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | Em |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Minor |
| Show | Yes |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Alternative Airplay |
| Chart Position | 26 |
| Certification | ❌ |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/atthedrivein/onearmedscissor.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Cedric Bixler |
| Author 2 | Tony Hajjar |
| Author 3 | Pablo Hinojos |
| Author 4 | Omar Rodriguez |
| Author 5 | Jim Ward |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
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| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A broken tool |
| Explanation | ✱ The 'one-armed scissor' represents something that is meant to function but is broken, symbolizing a fractured society or relationship. |
| MTag 1 | Society:Material:Objects |
| MTag 2 | Conflict |
| MTag 3 | Incompleteness |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Used Chords# Fam | 0 |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Locrian |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 73 |
| Mel Cmplx | 6 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 43 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 26 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 78 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 70-79 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 20-29 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 70-79 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 25 |
| Spot-Energy | 93 |
| Spot-Valance | 25 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 20-29 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 90+ |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 20-29 |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Punk |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Post-hardcore |
| Style 2 | Emo |


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